40 Amazing Places to Learn Something New Every Day

Learn something new and get smarter with these awesome sites and courses.

A few decades ago, when you wanted to learn something new it typically meant spending a couple of evenings a week at a local school, taking a photography or bookkeeping class from a bored night school instructor.

Today, the worlds of learning and personal or professional development are literally at your fingertips. The open learning movement has made the opportunity to get smarter in your spare time completely accessible to anyone with an internet connection, and it's exploded in recent years. On one of the more popular online learning sites, Udemy, there are over 30,000 courses available...and that's just on one site!

So here's what I want you to do: Challenge yourself to learn something new every day. It can benefit your career, your personal life, and your mental well-being, making you a happier and more productive person overall.

To help you get started, here are 40 amazing places to learn something new:

There's no reason you can't learn something new every day, whether it's a work skill or a fun new hobby or even a language! Do you have a favorite place to learn something new? Share yours in the comments.